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Alaska House Bill HB193 Compare Versions

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11	11	HOUSE BILL NO. 193
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13	13	IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
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15	15	THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
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17	17	BY REPRESENTATIVES HALL, Fields
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20	20	Introduced: 4/15/25
21	21	Referred: Labor and Commerce, Finance
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24	24	A BILL
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26	26	FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
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28	28	"An Act establishing a paid parental leave program; relating to unemployment benefits; 1
29	29	relating to the collection of child support obligations; and relating to the duties of the 2
30	30	Department of Labor and Workforce Development." 3
31	31	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
32	32	* Section 1. AS 23.10 is amended by adding new sections to read: 5
33	33	Article 9. Alaska Paid Parental Leave Program. 6
34	34	Sec. 23.10.700. Paid parental leave program. The department shall 7
35	35	administer the paid parental leave program established under AS 23.10.700 - 8
36	36	23.10.795. 9
37	37	Sec. 23.10.705. Parental leave fund account. The parental leave fund account 10
38	38	is established in the general fund. The commissioner of administration shall separately 11
39	39	account for money collected under AS 23.10.710 that the department deposits in the 12
40	40	general fund. The legislature may appropriate the annual estimated balance in the 13
41	41	account to the department to implement AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The legislature 14 34-LS0612\G
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45	45	may appropriate the lapsing balance of the account to the unemployment 1
46	46	compensation fund under AS 23.20.130. 2
47	47	Sec. 23.10.710. Special employee unemployment contribution for paid 3
48	48	parental leave program. (a) In the manner provided in AS 23.20 and for the benefit 4
49	49	of the paid parental leave program, the department shall collect from each employee 5
50	50	an amount equal to .15 percent of the wages, as set out in AS 23.20.175, on which the 6
51	51	employee is required to make contributions under AS 23.20.290(d). The department 7
52	52	shall remit money collected under this subsection in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 8
53	53	(b) Notwithstanding AS 23.20.290(d), the department shall credit each 9
54	54	employee with an amount equal to the amount collected from the employee under (a) 10
55	55	of this section against unemployment contributions owed by the employee under 11
56	56	AS 23.20. 12
57	57	(c) The department shall assess and collect, under AS 23.20.185 - 23.20.275, 13
58	58	interest and penalties for delinquent reports and payments due under this section. 14
59	59	Interest and penalties collected shall be handled in accordance with AS 23.20.130(d). 15
60	60	Sec. 23.10.715. Qualifying purpose. An eligible employee may use paid 16
61	61	parental leave when the employee needs to be absent from work to 17
62	62	(1) care for a child within 12 months of the anticipated birth of that 18
63	63	child to, adoption of that child by, or placement of that child with the eligible 19
64	64	employee; or 20
65	65	(2) complete an adoption or foster placement process of a child before 21
66	66	the child is adopted by or placed with the employee. 22
67	67	Sec. 23.10.720. Paid parental leave claim. (a) The department shall establish 23
68	68	by regulation procedures for filing a claim for paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 24
69	69	- 23.10.795, including a procedure for certifying that the leave is for a qualifying 25
70	70	purpose under AS 23.10.715. 26
71	71	(b) An employee may file a claim with the department for paid parental leave 27
72	72	not more than 60 days before the anticipated start date of the qualifying absence from 28
73	73	work nor more than 90 days after the date on which the qualifying absence from work 29
74	74	began. The department may waive the 90-day filing deadline for good cause. The 30
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79	79	of an anticipated qualifying absence from work. The department may adjust claim data 1
80	80	through a claim modification process established by the department. 2
81	81	(c) The department may accept any of the following as sufficient evidence that 3
82	82	a paid parental leave claim is for a qualifying purpose: 4
83	83	(1) the child's birth certificate; 5
84	84	(2) a document from the child's health care provider or the health care 6
85	85	provider of the person who gave birth to the child, stating the child's date of birth; 7
86	86	(3) a document from the child's health care provider, the adoption 8
87	87	agency involved in the adoption, or another individual approved by the department 9
88	88	confirming the adoption or anticipated adoption and the date of the adoption or 10
89	89	anticipated adoption; 11
90	90	(4) a document from the foster care agency involved in the child's 12
91	91	placement, or from another individual approved by the department, confirming the 13
92	92	placement or anticipated placement of the child for foster care; or 14
93	93	(5) a form signed by the employee acknowledging paternity of the 15
94	94	child that meets the requirements of AS 18.50.165. 16
95	95	Sec. 23.10.725. Eligibility; benefit amount; duration. (a) An employee who 17
96	96	is paid at least $2,500 in wages during at least two of the calendar quarters of the 18
97	97	employee's base period is eligible to receive paid parental leave beginning the first day 19
98	98	of absence from work for a qualifying purpose under AS 23.10.715. 20
99	99	(b) The department shall calculate an employee's base period for purposes of 21
100	100	(a) of this section using the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters 22
101	101	immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, except that, if an 23
102	102	employee would not otherwise be eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of 24
103	103	a base period that does not include the most recently completed calendar quarter 25
104	104	immediately preceding the first day of the employee's benefit year, the department 26
105	105	shall calculate the employee's base period and determine the employee's eligibility 27
106	106	using the four most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit 28
107	107	year. For an individual who has been separated from employment for not more than 26 29
108	108	weeks, the department shall calculate the individual's base period using the first four 30
109	109	of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preced
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114	114	separation from employment, except that, if an individual would not otherwise be 1
115	115	eligible for paid parental leave because of the use of a base period that does not 2
116	116	include the most recently completed calendar quarter, the department shall calculate 3
117	117	the individual's base period and determine the individual's eligibility using the four 4
118	118	most recently completed calendar quarters before the start of the benefit year. 5
119	119	(c) The department shall determine an eligible employee's weekly benefit in 6
120	120	the same manner as provided in AS 23.20.350(d). The department shall prorate the 7
121	121	weekly benefit amount in accordance with AS 23.10.730 for an employee using an 8
122	122	intermittent or a reduced leave schedule. 9
123	123	(d) The maximum number of weeks for which an eligible employee may take 10
124	124	paid parental leave, and for which paid parental leave insurance benefits are payable in 11
125	125	a benefit year, is 26 weeks, cumulative. For employees using intermittent leave or a 12
126	126	reduced leave schedule, the department shall calculate the cumulative period of weeks 13
127	127	used by the employee in accordance with AS 23.10.730. 14
128	128	(e) In this section, "benefit year" means a period of 52 consecutive weeks 15
129	129	beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that an eligible employee 16
130	130	first files a claim for paid parental leave and, thereafter, the period of 52 consecutive 17
131	131	weeks beginning at 12:00 a.m. of the Sunday preceding the day that the insured 18
132	132	worker next files the claim after the end of the eligible employee's last preceding 19
133	133	benefit year; however, for an eligible employee covered by this subsection, "benefit 20
134	134	year" also means a period of 53 weeks if the filing of a claim for paid parental leave 21
135	135	would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed request 22
136	136	for paid parental leave. 23
137	137	Sec. 23.10.730. Intermittent or reduced leave schedule. (a) An eligible 24
138	138	employee may choose to take paid parental leave on an intermittent or reduced leave 25
139	139	schedule rather than taking the full leave period consecutively. The department shall 26
140	140	prorate paid parental leave benefits taken in increments of less than one week. The 27
141	141	minimum amount of leave that may be claimed is one day during any claim week. 28
142	142	(b) Paid parental leave taken under this section may not result in a reduction of 29
143	143	the total amount of leave a covered employee is entitled to take. 30
144	144	Sec. 23.10.735. Elective coverage. (a) A self-employed individual may elect
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149	149	coverage under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 for an initial period of not less than three 1
150	150	years. 2
151	151	(b) A self-employed individual who elects coverage is eligible for paid 3
152	152	parental leave benefits as soon as the self-employed person meets the requirements 4
153	153	under AS 23.10.725. 5
154	154	(c) A self-employed individual who has elected coverage may withdraw from 6
155	155	coverage within 30 days after the end of the three-year coverage period, or at other 7
156	156	times specified by the department in regulation, by submitting written notice to the 8
157	157	department. A withdrawal takes effect not sooner than 30 days after the notice is filed. 9
158	158	(d) The department shall relieve an individual who has elected coverage under 10
159	159	this section from obligations under this section if the individual is no longer self-11
160	160	employed or if the individual no longer works in the state. 12
161	161	(e) As a condition of election of coverage, a self-employed individual shall 13
162	162	agree to supply any information concerning income that the department considers 14
163	163	necessary. 15
164	164	Sec. 23.10.740. Coordination of benefits. (a) Leave taken under the paid 16
165	165	parental leave program shall run concurrently with leave that also qualifies as leave 17
166	166	under 29 U.S.C. 2601 - 2654 (Family and Medical Leave Act) or AS 39.20.500 - 18
167	167	39.20.550. 19
168	168	(b) An employer may require that payments for paid parental leave under 20
169	169	AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 be made concurrently with, or coordinated with, payments 21
170	170	or leave provided under a short-term disability policy or a separate bank of paid time 22
171	171	off designated specifically for parental leave under a collective bargaining agreement 23
172	172	or employer policy. The employer must provide employees written notice of this 24
173	173	requirement. 25
174	174	(c) An employee may not be required to use or exhaust any accrued vacation 26
175	175	leave, sick leave, or other paid time off before or while receiving paid parental leave 27
176	176	benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. However, the employee may choose to use 28
177	177	accrued vacation leave, sick leave, or other paid time off while receiving paid parental 29
178	178	leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 if the total amount received does not 30
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183	183	(d) Paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 does not relieve an 1
184	184	employer from the obligation to comply with more generous terms included in a 2
185	185	collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. 3
186	186	Sec. 23.10.745. Disqualification. In addition to any other penalty that may 4
187	187	apply, an employee may be disqualified from paid parental leave benefits for up to one 5
188	188	year if the department determines the employee intentionally made a false statement or 6
189	189	misrepresentation of a material fact, or intentionally failed to report a material fact, to 7
190	190	obtain paid parental leave. 8
191	191	Sec. 23.10.750. Appeals. The department shall establish a process for an 9
192	192	employee to appeal a determination by the department regarding a paid parental leave 10
193	193	claim within 90 days after receiving notice of the determination. 11
194	194	Sec. 23.10.755. Recovery of improper payments. (a) An employee who 12
195	195	receives paid parental leave to which the employee is not entitled under AS 23.10.700 13
196	196	- 23.10.795 shall repay to the department the amount improperly paid. The department 14
197	197	shall deposit the payment in the parental leave fund account established in 15
198	198	AS 23.10.705. 16
199	199	(b) The department shall promptly prepare and send a notice of determination 17
200	200	to the employee at the employee's last address of record, stating that the employee is 18
201	201	required to repay the amount of paid parental leave received in error. If the employee 19
202	202	does not repay the amount received in error within a reasonable time set by the 20
203	203	department, the department shall deduct the amount from future paid parental leave 21
204	204	benefits owed to the employee or from the permanent fund dividend of the employee 22
205	205	under AS 43.23.140(b)(6). However, the department may waive repayment of all or a 23
206	206	portion of the amount of paid parental leave received in error if the department 24
207	207	determines that the employee has died or has acted in good faith when claiming and 25
208	208	receiving paid parental leave benefits and that requiring repayment would be unfair or 26
209	209	inequitable. 27
210	210	(c) If the employee has not repaid the paid parental leave benefit or if the 28
211	211	amount has not been deducted from future benefits or the permanent fund dividend of 29
212	212	the employee within two years after the last day of the year in which payment was 30
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217	217	Sec. 23.10.760. Annual report. On or before July 1 of each year, the 1
218	218	department shall submit a report to the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the 2
219	219	house of representatives and notify the legislature that the report is available. The 3
220	220	department shall make the report available to the public on the department's Internet 4
221	221	website. The report must include 5
222	222	(1) the actual and projected number of participants in the program; 6
223	223	(2) demographic information on program participants, including 7
224	224	occupation and employment type and whether the leave was taken for the birth of a 8
225	225	child, adoption of a child, or the placement of a foster child; 9
226	226	(3) the average weekly benefit; 10
227	227	(4) the average leave duration; 11
228	228	(5) the current and projected fund balance; 12
229	229	(6) the processing time for initial claims and determinations; 13
230	230	(7) the number of claim denials and stated reasons for claim denials; 14
231	231	(8) the number of appeals filed and outcomes related to those appeals; 15
232	232	(9) the average length of time between application and receipt of 16
233	233	benefits; 17
234	234	(10) a description of the department's outreach efforts. 18
235	235	Sec. 23.10.765. Public education and outreach campaign. The department 19
236	236	shall conduct a public education and outreach campaign to educate employees and 20
237	237	employers about the availability of paid parental leave. 21
238	238	Sec. 23.10.770. Employment protection; health insurance maintenance; 22
239	239	enforcement. (a) An eligible employee who takes paid parental leave under 23
240	240	AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 is entitled to return to the position the employee held when 24
241	241	the leave began or to be restored to an equivalent position with equivalent seniority, 25
242	242	pay, benefits, working hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, 26
243	243	including service credits the employee was entitled to at the start of paid parental 27
244	244	leave. 28
245	245	(b) During any period of qualified paid parental leave, the employer shall 29
246	246	maintain the employee's health care benefits on the same terms as before the leave 30
247	247	began. The employee shall continue to pay the employee's share
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253	253	(c) An employer may not take or threaten any adverse employment action or 2
254	254	discriminate against the employee for applying for or using paid parental leave under 3
255	255	AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. 4
256	256	(d) An employer may not take any action that prevents or discourages an 5
257	257	employee from taking paid parental leave under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, including 6
258	258	failing to provide timely and complete information required by the department or 7
259	259	reporting or threatening to report suspected citizenship or immigration status of the 8
260	260	employee or an employee's family member. 9
261	261	(e) An employer may not adopt or enforce a policy that allows paid parental 10
262	262	leave taken under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 to be considered as an absence that could 11
263	263	result in discipline, discharge, demotion, suspension, or any other adverse action 12
264	264	against the employee. 13
265	265	(f) The department shall establish a complaint process by regulation for an 14
266	266	employee who believes the employee's employer violated this section. A complaint 15
267	267	must be filed within two years after the violation occurred or the date the employee 16
268	268	reasonably should have known about the violation, whichever is later. 17
269	269	(g) After granting the employer a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, or 18
270	270	after the employer acknowledges that a violation occurred, the department may 19
271	271	determine whether a violation occurred. If the department determines a violation 20
272	272	occurred, the department may order the employer to remedy the violation, which may 21
273	273	include 22
274	274	(1) granting the requested paid parental leave; 23
275	275	(2) providing up to two years of back pay, plus interest; 24
276	276	(3) reinstating the employee; 25
277	277	(4) paying to the complainant attorney fees allowed under the Alaska 26
278	278	Rules of Civil Procedure; 27
279	279	(5) other relief the department considers appropriate. 28
280	280	(h) After the department issues a final determination, either party may appeal 29
281	281	the determination to a court of competent jurisdiction. 30
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286	286	notice to each employee upon hiring, and annually thereafter, of the benefits available 1
287	287	under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. The notice must include 2
288	288	(1) the employee's right to paid parental leave benefits under 3
289	289	AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 and the terms under which the benefits may be used; 4
290	290	(2) the amount of paid parental leave available; 5
291	291	(3) the procedure for filing a claim for paid parental leave benefits; 6
292	292	(4) notice that discrimination and retaliatory personnel actions against 7
293	293	the employee for requesting, applying for, or using paid parental leave benefits is 8
294	294	prohibited; and 9
295	295	(5) notice that the employee has a right to file a complaint for a 10
296	296	violation of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795. 11
297	297	(b) Each employer shall display and maintain a poster in a conspicuous place 12
298	298	accessible to employees at the employer's place of business that contains the 13
299	299	information required by this section in a form approved by the department. 14
300	300	Sec. 23.10.780. Child support interception. (a) Notwithstanding any other 15
301	301	provision of AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, an individual filing a new claim for paid 16
302	302	parental leave must disclose whether child support obligations are owed by that 17
303	303	individual. If the individual discloses that child support obligations are owed and the 18
304	304	individual is determined to be eligible for paid parental leave, the department shall 19
305	305	notify the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue that the 20
306	306	individual has been determined to be eligible for paid parental leave. 21
307	307	(b) The department shall, unless the obligor and obligee agree otherwise, 22
308	308	deduct and withhold from paid parental leave compensation payable to an individual 23
309	309	who owes child support obligations 24
310	310	(1) the amount specified by the individual to the department to be 25
311	311	deducted and withheld under this subsection, if neither (2) nor (3) of this subsection is 26
312	312	applicable; 27
313	313	(2) the amount specified in an agreement submitted to the department 28
314	314	under 42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(i) (sec. 454(19)(B)(i), Social Security Act), by the child 29
315	315	support services agency of the Department of Revenue, unless (3) of this subsection is
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321	321	(3) any amount required to be deducted and withheld through legal 1
322	322	process, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 662(e) (sec. 462(e), Social Security Act), properly 2
323	323	served on the department. 3
324	324	(c) The department shall pay an amount deducted and withheld under (b) of 4
325	325	this section to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue. 5
326	326	(d) An amount deducted and withheld under (b) of this section shall for all 6
327	327	purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as paid parental leave and paid 7
328	328	by that individual to the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue 8
329	329	in satisfaction of the individual's child support obligations. 9
330	330	(e) This section applies only if appropriate arrangements have been made for 10
331	331	reimbursement by the child support services agency of the Department of Revenue for 11
332	332	the administrative costs incurred by the department under this section. 12
333	333	(f) In this section, "child support obligation" includes only obligations that are 13
334	334	being enforced under a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 (sec. 454, Social Security 14
335	335	Act), which has been approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human 15
336	336	Services under 42 U.S.C. 651-665 (Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act). 16
337	337	Sec. 23.10.785. Federal income tax withholding. (a) If the Internal Revenue 17
338	338	Service determines that paid parental leave benefits under AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795 18
339	339	are subject to federal income tax, when an individual files a new claim for paid 19
340	340	parental leave, the department shall advise the individual that 20
341	341	(1) paid parental leave compensation benefits are subject to federal 21
342	342	income tax; 22
343	343	(2) federal requirements exist pertaining to estimated federal tax 23
344	344	payments; 24
345	345	(3) the individual may elect to have federal income tax deducted and 25
346	346	withheld from the individual's payment of paid parental leave at the amount specified 26
347	347	in 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code); and 27
348	348	(4) the individual is permitted to change a previously elected status for 28
349	349	the withholding of federal income tax. 29
350	350	(b) Amounts deducted for federal income taxes and withheld fro
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356	356	AS 23.10.705 until transferred to the federal Internal Revenue Service as payment of 1
357	357	federal income tax. 2
358	358	(c) The department shall comply with legal requirements of the federal 3
359	359	Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service regarding the deduction and 4
360	360	withholding of federal income tax. 5
361	361	Sec. 23.10.795. In AS 23.10.700 - 23.10.795, 6
362	362	(1) "employee" means a person in the service of an employer; 7
363	363	(2) "employer" has the meaning given in AS 23.20.520; 8
364	364	(3) "employment" has the meanings given in AS 23.20.525 and 9
365	365	23.20.526. 10
366	366	* Sec. 2. AS 23.20.350(d) is amended to read: 11
367	367	(d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive 12
368	368	the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is 13
369	369	opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages 14
370	370	determined under (c) of this section: 15
371	371	(A) (B) 16
372	372	Base Period Wages Weekly Benefit 17
373	373	Amount 18
374	374	At least But less than 19
375	375	0 2,500 $ 0 20
376	376	2,500 2,750 56 21
377	377	2,750 3,000 58 22
378	378	3,000 3,250 60 23
379	379	3,250 3,500 62 24
380	380	3,500 3,750 64 25
381	381	3,750 4,000 66 26
382	382	4,000 4,250 68 27
383	383	4,250 4,500 70 28
384	384	4,500 4,750 72 29
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390	390	5,250 5,500 78 1
391	391	5,500 5,750 80 2
392	392	5,750 6,000 82 3
393	393	6,000 6,250 84 4
394	394	6,250 6,500 86 5
395	395	6,500 6,750 88 6
396	396	6,750 7,000 90 7
397	397	7,000 7,250 92 8
398	398	7,250 7,500 94 9
399	399	7,500 7,750 96 10
400	400	7,750 8,000 98 11
401	401	8,000 8,250 100 12
402	402	8,250 8,500 102 13
403	403	8,500 8,750 104 14
404	404	8,750 9,000 106 15
405	405	9,000 9,250 108 16
406	406	9,250 9,500 110 17
407	407	9,500 9,750 112 18
408	408	9,750 10,000 114 19
409	409	10,000 10,250 116 20
410	410	10,250 10,500 118 21
411	411	10,500 10,750 120 22
412	412	10,750 11,000 122 23
413	413	11,000 11,250 124 24
414	414	11,250 11,500 126 25
415	415	11,500 11,750 128 26
416	416	11,750 12,000 130 27
417	417	12,000 12,250 132 28
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424	424	13,000 13,250 140 1
425	425	13,250 13,500 142 2
426	426	13,500 13,750 144 3
427	427	13,750 14,000 146 4
428	428	14,000 14,250 148 5
429	429	14,250 14,500 150 6
430	430	14,500 14,750 152 7
431	431	14,750 15,000 154 8
432	432	15,000 15,250 156 9
433	433	15,250 15,500 158 10
434	434	15,500 15,750 160 11
435	435	15,750 16,000 162 12
436	436	16,000 16,250 164 13
437	437	16,250 16,500 166 14
438	438	16,500 16,750 168 15
439	439	16,750 17,000 170 16
440	440	17,000 17,250 172 17
441	441	17,250 17,500 174 18
442	442	17,500 17,750 176 19
443	443	17,750 18,000 178 20
444	444	18,000 18,250 180 21
445	445	18,250 18,500 182 22
446	446	18,500 18,750 184 23
447	447	18,750 19,000 186 24
448	448	19,000 19,250 188 25
449	449	19,250 19,500 190 26
450	450	19,500 19,750 192 27
451	451	19,750 20,000 194 28
452	452	20,000 20,250 196 29
453	453	20,250 20,500 198 30
454	454	20,500 20,750 200 31 34-LS0612\G
455	455	HB 193 -14- HB0193a
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457	457
458	458	20,750 21,000 202 1
459	459	21,000 21,250 204 2
460	460	21,250 21,500 207 [206] 3
461	461	21,500 21,750 209 [208] 4
462	462	21,750 22,000 212 [210] 5
463	463	22,000 22,250 214 [212] 6
464	464	22,250 22,500 216 [214] 7
465	465	22,500 22,750 219 [216] 8
466	466	22,750 23,000 221 [218] 9
467	467	23,000 23,250 224 [220] 10
468	468	23,250 23,500 226 [222] 11
469	469	23,500 23,750 228 [224] 12
470	470	23,750 24,000 231 [226] 13
471	471	24,000 24,250 233 [228] 14
472	472	24,250 24,500 236 [230] 15
473	473	24,500 24,750 238 [232] 16
474	474	24,750 25,000 240 [234] 17
475	475	25,000 25,250 243 [236] 18
476	476	25,250 25,500 245 [238] 19
477	477	25,500 25,750 248 [240] 20
478	478	25,750 26,000 250 [242] 21
479	479	26,000 26,250 252 [244] 22
480	480	26,250 26,500 255 [246] 23
481	481	26,500 26,750 257 [248] 24
482	482	26,750 27,000 260 [250] 25
483	483	27,000 27,250 262 [252] 26
484	484	27,250 27,500 264 [254] 27
485	485	27,500 27,750 267 [256] 28
486	486	27,750 28,000 269 [258] 29
487	487	28,000 28,250 272 [260] 30
488	488	28,250 28,500 274 [262] 31 34-LS0612\G
489	489	HB0193a -15- HB 193
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491	491
492	492	28,500 28,750 276 [264] 1
493	493	28,750 29,000 279 [266] 2
494	494	29,000 29,250 281 [268] 3
495	495	29,250 29,500 284 [270] 4
496	496	29,500 29,750 286 [272] 5
497	497	29,750 30,000 288 [274] 6
498	498	30,000 30,250 291 [276] 7
499	499	30,250 30,500 293 [278] 8
500	500	30,500 30,750 296 [280] 9
501	501	30,750 31,000 298 [282] 10
502	502	31,000 31,250 300 [284] 11
503	503	31,250 31,500 303 [286] 12
504	504	31,500 31,750 305 [288] 13
505	505	31,750 32,000 308 [290] 14
506	506	32,000 32,250 310 [292] 15
507	507	32,250 32,500 313 [294] 16
508	508	32,500 32,750 315 [296] 17
509	509	32,750 33,000 317 [298] 18
510	510	33,000 33,250 320 [300] 19
511	511	33,250 33,500 322 [302] 20
512	512	33,500 33,750 325 [304] 21
513	513	33,750 34,000 327 [306] 22
514	514	34,000 34,250 329 [308] 23
515	515	34,250 34,500 332 [310] 24
516	516	34,500 34,750 334 [312] 25
517	517	34,750 35,000 337 [314] 26
518	518	35,000 35,250 339 [316] 27
519	519	35,250 35,500 341 [318] 28
520	520	35,500 35,750 344 [320] 29
521	521	35,750 36,000 346 [322] 30
522	522	36,000 36,250 349 [324] 31 34-LS0612\G
523	523	HB 193 -16- HB0193a
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525	525
526	526	36,250 36,500 351 [326] 1
527	527	36,500 36,750 353 [328] 2
528	528	36,750 37,000 356 [330] 3
529	529	37,000 37,250 358 [332] 4
530	530	37,250 37,500 361 [334] 5
531	531	37,500 37,750 363 [336] 6
532	532	37,750 38,000 365 [338] 7
533	533	38,000 38,250 368 [340] 8
534	534	38,250 38,500 370 [342] 9
535	535	38,500 38,750 373 [344] 10
536	536	38,750 39,000 375 [346] 11
537	537	39,000 39,250 377 [348] 12
538	538	39,250 39,500 380 [350] 13
539	539	39,500 39,750 382 [352] 14
540	540	39,750 40,000 385 [354] 15
541	541	40,000 40,250 387 [356] 16
542	542	40,250 40,500 389 [358] 17
543	543	40,500 40,750 392 [360] 18
544	544	40,750 41,000 394 [362] 19
545	545	41,000 41,250 397 [364] 20
546	546	41,250 41,500 399 [366] 21
547	547	41,500 41,750 401 [368] 22
548	548	41,750 42,000 404 [370] 23
549	549	42,000 42,250 406 24
550	550	42,250 42,500 409 25
551	551	42,500 42,750 411 26
552	552	42,750 43,000 413 27
553	553	43,000 43,250 416 28
554	554	43,250 43,500 418 29
555	555	43,500 43,750 421 30
556	556	43,750 44,000 423 31 34-LS0612\G
557	557	HB0193a -17- HB 193
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559	559
560	560	44,000 44,250 425 1
561	561	44,250 44,500 428 2
562	562	44,500 44,750 430 3
563	563	44,750 45,000 433 4
564	564	45,000 45,250 435 5
565	565	45,250 45,500 438 6
566	566	45,500 45,750 440 7
567	567	45,750 46,000 442 8
568	568	46,000 46,250 445 9
569	569	46,250 46,500 447 10
570	570	46,500 46,750 450 11
571	571	46,750 47,000 452 12
572	572	47,000 47,250 454 13
573	573	47,250 47,500 457 14
574	574	47,500 47,750 459 15
575	575	47,750 48,000 462 16
576	576	48,000 48,250 464 17
577	577	48,250 48,500 466 18
578	578	48,500 48,750 469 19
579	579	48,750 49,000 471 20
580	580	49,000 49,250 474 21
581	581	49,250 49,500 476 22
582	582	49,500 49,750 478 23
583	583	49,750 50,000 481 24
584	584	50,000 50,250 483 25
585	585	50,250 50,500 486 26
586	586	50,500 50,750 488 27
587	587	50,750 51,000 490 28
588	588	51,000 51,250 493 29
589	589	51,250 51,500 495 30
590	590	51,500 51,750 498 31 34-LS0612\G
591	591	HB 193 -18- HB0193a
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593	593
594	594	51,750 52,000 500 1
595	595	52,000 52,250 502 2
596	596	52,250 52,500 505 3
597	597	52,500 52,750 507 4
598	598	52,750 53,000 510 5
599	599	53,000 53,250 512 6
600	600	53,250 53,500 514 7
601	601	53,500 53,750 517 8
602	602	53,750 54,000 519 9
603	603	54,000 54,250 522 10
604	604	54,250 54,500 524 11
605	605	54,500 54,750 526 12
606	606	54,750 55,000 529 13
607	607	55,000 55,250 531 14
608	608	55,250 55,500 534 15
609	609	55,500 55,750 536 16
610	610	55,750 56,000 538 17
611	611	56,000 56,250 541 18
612	612	56,250 56,500 543 19
613	613	56,500 56,750 546 20
614	614	56,750 57,000 548 21
615	615	57,000 57,250 550 22
616	616	57,250 57,500 553 23
617	617	57,500 57,750 555 24
618	618	57,750 58,000 558 25
619	619	58,000 58,250 560 26
620	620	58,250 58,500 563 27
621	621	58,500 58,750 565 28
622	622	58,750 59,000 567 29
623	623	59,000 59,250 570 30
624	624	59,250 59,500 572 31 34-LS0612\G
625	625	HB0193a -19- HB 193
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627	627
628	628	59,500 59,750 575 1
629	629	59,750 60,000 577 2
630	630	60,000 60,250 579 3
631	631	60,250 60,500 582 4
632	632	60,500 60,750 584 5
633	633	60,750 61,000 587 6
634	634	61,000 61,250 589 7
635	635	61,250 61,500 591 8
636	636	61,500 61,750 594 9
637	637	61,750 62,000 596 10
638	638	62,000 62,250 599 11
639	639	62,250 62,500 601 12
640	640	62,500 62,750 603 13
641	641	62,750 63,000 606 14
642	642	63,000 63,250 608 15
643	643	63,250 63,500 611 16
644	644	63,500 63,750 613 17
645	645	63,750 64,000 615 18
646	646	64,000 64,250 618 19
647	647	64,250 64,500 620 20
648	648	64,500 64,750 623 21
649	649	64,750 65,000 625 22
650	650	65,000 65,250 627 23
651	651	65,250 65,500 630 24
652	652	65,500 65,750 632 25
653	653	65,750 66,000 635 26
654	654	66,000 66,250 637 27
655	655	66,250 66,500 639 28
656	656	66,500 66,750 642 29
657	657	66,750 67,000 644 30
658	658	67,000 67,250 647 31 34-LS0612\G
659	659	HB 193 -20- HB0193a
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661	661
662	662	67,250 67,500 649 1
663	663	67,500 67,750 651 2
664	664	67,750 68,000 654 3
665	665	68,000 68,250 656 4
666	666	68,250 68,500 659 5
667	667	68,500 68,750 661 6
668	668	68,750 69,000 663 7
669	669	69,000 69,250 666 8
670	670	69,250 69,500 668 9
671	671	69,500 69,750 671 10
672	672	69,750 70,000 673 11
673	673	70,000 70,250 675 [370]. 12
674	674	* Sec. 3. AS 25.27.020(a) is amended to read: 13
675	675	(a) The agency shall 14
676	676	(1) seek enforcement of child support orders of the state in other 15
677	677	jurisdictions and shall obtain, enforce, and administer the orders in this state; 16
678	678	(2) adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter and 17
679	679	AS 25.25, including regulations that establish 18
680	680	(A) procedures for hearings conducted under AS 25.27.170 and 19
681	681	for administrative enforcement of support orders; 20
682	682	(B) subject to AS 25.27.025 and to federal law, a uniform rate 21
683	683	of interest on arrearages of support that shall be charged the obligor upon 22
684	684	notice if child support payments are 10 or more days overdue or if payment is 23
685	685	made by a check backed by insufficient funds; however, an obligor may not be 24
686	686	charged interest on late payment of a child support obligation, other than a 25
687	687	payment on arrearages, if the obligor is 26
688	688	(i) employed and income is being withheld from the 27
689	689	obligor's wages under an income withholding order; 28
690	690	(ii) receiving unemployment compensation and child 29
691	691	support obligations are being withheld from the obligor's 30
692	692	unemployment payments under AS 23.20.401; [OR] 31 34-LS0612\G
693	693	HB0193a -21- HB 193
694	694	New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
695	695
696	696	(iii) receiving compensation for disabilities under 1
697	697	AS 23.30 and child support obligations are being withheld from the 2
698	698	obligor's compensation payments; or 3
699	699	(iv) receiving paid parental leave under 4
700	700	AS 23.10.780 and child support obligations are being withheld 5
701	701	from the obligor's compensation payments; 6
702	702	(C) procedures for establishing and disestablishing paternity 7
703	703	under AS 25.27.165 and 25.27.166, including procedures for hearings; and 8
704	704	(D) procedures under which the agency shall enter into 9
705	705	contracts or agreements with financial institutions, including brokerage houses, 10
706	706	insurance companies, and other companies providing individual investment, 11
707	707	transaction, or deposit accounts, doing business in the state to develop and 12
708	708	operate an automated data match system as required by 42 U.S.C. 666(a)(17); 13
709	709	the agency may pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting a 14
710	710	data match under a contract or agreement under this subparagraph; the fee may 15
711	711	not exceed the actual costs incurred by the financial institution for conducting 16
712	712	the data match; 17
713	713	(3) administer and enforce AS 25.25 (Uniform Interstate Family 18
714	714	Support Act); 19
715	715	(4) establish, enforce, and administer child support obligations 20
716	716	administratively under this chapter; 21
717	717	(5) administer the state plan required under 42 U.S.C. 651 - 669 (Title 22
718	718	IV-D, Social Security Act) as amended; 23
719	719	(6) disburse support payments collected by the agency to the obligee, 24
720	720	together with interest charged under (2)(B) of this subsection; 25
721	721	(7) establish and enforce administratively under this chapter, or 26
722	722	through the superior courts of the state, child support orders from other jurisdictions 27
723	723	pertaining to obligors within the state; 28
724	724	(8) enforce and administer spousal support orders if a spousal support 29
725	725	obligation has been established with respect to the spouse and if the support obligation 30
726	726	established with respect to the child of that spouse is also being administered; 31 34-LS0612\G
727	727	HB 193 -22- HB0193a
728	728	New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
729	729
730	730	(9) obtain a medical support order that meets the requirements of 1
731	731	AS 25.27.060(c) and 25.27.063; 2
732	732	(10) act on behalf of the Department of Health in the enforcement of 3
733	733	AS 47.07.025(b); 4
734	734	(11) establish or disestablish, administratively under AS 25.27.165 - 5
735	735	25.27.166 or through court action, the paternity of a child; 6
736	736	(12) promptly provide to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, in a format 7
737	737	approved by the bureau, any final agency decision administratively establishing or 8
738	738	disestablishing the paternity of a child born in this state; and 9
739	739	(13) act as the central registry for all child support orders and exchange 10
740	740	information as required by federal law. 11
741	741	* Sec. 4. AS 37.05.146(c) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 12
742	742	(88) parental leave fund account (AS 23.10.705). 13